University of Nottingham looking for 'digital partner' on £80m framework

Successful service provider will 'support the delivery and modernisation of its foundational IT services'

The University of Nottingham is looking to appoint a service provider as a digital partner on an £80m framework.

The digital partner will provide "strategic advice and guidance and support the delivery and modernisation of its foundational IT services across the university", the tender says.

Services included under the framework are strategic advice and guidance, managed network services and managed print services and integration.

Following the delivery of these services, the university then wants the digital partner to "prioritise and deliver the modernisation of further foundational IT services".

The framework is worth a total of £80m and is aimed at a single supplier on a four-year team, with the award criteria listed as 60 per cent in favour of quality and 40 per cent for pricing evaluation.

Those interested in applying must submit their request by 16 August, with further invites to candidates who successfully make it through the first phase set to be sent out on 23 August.

It also includes a minimum timeframe for which the tender must be maintained of six months.